This is the culmination of years of work.
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Culmination
//ˌkʌl.məˈneɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "culmination" (152 found)
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Closest matches (31)
Strong matches (45)
Related words (76)
lastlast actlast breathlast gasplast thingslast trumpetlast wordlast wordslatter endlimitliving endmaturationmaturitymaximummergingmeridianmountaintopne plus ultrano place highernoon
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omegapayoffpeakperfectionperiodperorationpinkpink of perfectionpinnaclepitchpointpolequietusrealizationresolutionresting placeridgeripenessrounding offrounding outseventh heavenskyspirestoppagestopping placesummitswan songtermterminalterminationterminustiptip toptip-toptoptopping offtopping-offturning pointultimateupmostupper extremityuppermostupshotutmostvertexvery topwindupzzenith
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5 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 12 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- բարձրակետ noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
- գագաթնակետ noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
Bulgarian
2 entries- зенит noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
- кулминация noun (arrival of the highest pitch of glory)
Czech
1 entries- kulminace noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
Finnish
4 entries- huipentuma noun (arrival of the highest pitch of glory)
- huippu noun (arrival of the highest pitch of glory)
- huippuhetki noun (arrival of the highest pitch of glory)
- kulminaatio noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
German
2 entries- Gipfelpunkt noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
- Höhepunkt noun (arrival of the highest pitch of glory)
Greek
1 entries- μεσημβρινή διάβαση noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
Malay
1 entries- perembangan noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
Persian
2 entries- تکبد noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
- گذر noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
Polish
2 entries- kulminacja noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
- kulminacja noun (arrival of the highest pitch of glory)
Russian
3 entries- зени́т noun (arrival of the highest pitch of glory)
- кульмина́ция noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
- кульмина́ция noun (arrival of the highest pitch of glory)
Turkish
4 entries- bitiş noun (arrival of the highest pitch of glory)
- doruk noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
- nihayet noun (arrival of the highest pitch of glory)
- sonuçlanma noun (arrival of the highest pitch of glory)
Ukrainian
1 entries- кульміна́ція noun (astronomy: attainment of the highest point)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
“Today’s launch was the culmination of six decades of scientific study and millions of hours of effort,” said project manager Andy Driesman, of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland.
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Science is simply the culmination of our best educated guesses, and changes as we learn more about the world around us.
Source: tatoeba (11044607)
She proudly announced her acceptance into the prestigious university, the culmination of years of hard work and academic excellence.
Source: tatoeba (11841531)
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